Trunk-binder.



C. H. PINGHEE.

TRUNK BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11. 19M.

1 58,84 1 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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c. H. PINGREE.

TRUNK BINDER. APPLICATION FILED mac. n, 1914.

- 1,1 58,841. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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Application; filed December 11, 1914. Seiialilo. 876,699."

ToaZZ l'whom it mag r concern Be it known; that I, CLAIRE H. PINGREE,

citizen of the United States, residing at.

vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to whichiitappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates 1 to improvements in trunks and more particularlyto binding and reinforcing means therefor which will pre vent the trunkfrom breaking open in transit; and'eliminate undue w'ear and injurythereof. j

Another object of my'i'nvention is to provide a trunk binder whichconsists of ailinkl.

chain to surround the trunk and which is locked in such po'sltionthereon."

Another object is to provide means fo retaining the binder upon thetrunk which acts-to reinforce the trunk as well andiek tain the bindersothat it isprevented from coming into! contact with; the supportingsurface for the trunk or'otherobjec't l Another objeo'tis to provideadustable locking means. for the binder which may be operated'to lock theends of theblnder and to tighten'the binder as desired.

A further object is to generally improve.

and simplify the construction and opera-j tion of trunkbinders 0f thecharacter describedso as to render them more'practic'al andr'eliableandeiiicient in operation without increasing the cost of manufacturethereof.

The'above and 'additional objects are accomplished by such 2 means asare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the 3following specification and then more particularly pointed OUT/111theclairns. a a

I With reference to the drawings, wherein; I have illustrated' thepreferred embodiment of*-my invention as it isreducedto pra tice,

- and throughout the several views or which similar reference numeralsdesignate l cor re'sponding parts, Figure l isa perspective view'of atrunk showing myim'proved binderthereon', FigLQ is atransversersectional view of atru-nk equipped with my improved binder,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing the lockingmeans in" detail,

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary plan view of a por-i tion of the binder showingit secured to one 7 Specifie ation of Letters l atent. V Pa'ijented N w2 the binder 'eceiving and retaining cleats,

5 isxa transverse sectional View showing modified securing means forthebinder, Fig. 6 is a sectional view ofa modified form of retainingcleats, Fig. 7 is a perspective v1ew of atool for tightening the bindershowing it in use, and Fig; 8 is a horizontal sectional view of theadjustable locking means."

V Refe1*"1-ingfto the drawings by characters of reference A designates atrunk of the ordinary character which tangular body 1 and which issecured by means '3. V

Secured in verticalposition in anysuitcomprises a recahlnged lid or top2 the ordinary locking able manner upon the outer faces of the sidewalls1ofthebody l at points adjacent to the ends of said side wallsarereinforcing: blnder reta ning-and engaging cleats'i. The cleats fternnnate at their upper end'sin spaced relation to the u oper edge ofthe body and are provided with longitudinal blIlClGI' receiving groovesbin their outer faces. Secured =u'pon t'he'isides' of the lid 2 at polntsin alin'ement with the cleats '4 are similar binder receiving cleats 6which terminate at their lower ends in s aced rela tion to the loweredge of the lid. Secured uponthe top of the lidQ at pointsin aline mentwith the cleats 6 are'horizohtal transverse cleats '7 which arc-similarto the ones 6 and have their groove s communicating with the grooves intheones 6.

V Secured upon'the outer faceofthe'bottom wall of the body 1transversely thereof and in alin ei'nent withthe side wall-cleats 4c aresimilar "transverse cleats- 8 which communicate at: theirendswitlrthe'grooves5 in 'the cleats 4; and engage the lower ends of thecleats'i. lVhile I have shown only two sets of cleatssurrounding the'tI-unk, it" is to be understood that any" number may be ei'nployedand*that they may be arranged at 11 and 7. A longitudinal cleat1 3,similar to the one 11 and arranged similarly with respect to the cleatsSis carried upon the bottom wall of the trunk and communicates tudinallythereof or the longitudinally; a1?

.These chains are positioned within the ranged cleats may be entirelydispensed with. For the several series of cleats I provide binders whichcompriseylink chains 14' of any suitable material, preferably. metal.

grooves 5 of the several cleats and are thus retained in position andprevented from contact with the other objects in that they I orlikereceptacle, 27 "a longitudinally are, in a sense countersunk in thecleats.

lVith reference to Fig. 7 of thedrawingsz it will be seen that I haveillustrated a tool designated 15 as an, entirety for-tightening besecured thereto.

the chain binders 14%, said .tool being of the ordinaryconstruction andillustrated to infdicate the manner in whichthe chains may be tightened.After the chains are tightened as desired, headed fastening, elements16.jare inserted through the links thereof and into the cleats atsuitable pointsso as to, prevent slipping of the chains beyond apredetermined extent. The fastening elements 16 are arranged withrelation to .thef links so that relative movement :of the links isprovided, the heads of the elements being largerthan and engaging bothsides of the links. Preferably secured to the upper ends of the cleats 4at the;front of the trunk, are locks 17. These locks are convenientlycarried in the desired position in view of the fact that the upper endofthe front cleats 4 are spaced from the upper edge of the body of thetrunk and the locks are thus prevented from interfering with -theopening and closing of the lid 2. faces of the locks are flush with theouter faces of the cleats and possibility of derangement thereof iseliminated. Each of the locks comprises a casing 18 in which is mounteda spring dog 19. A staple 20 is carried by the casing. 18 on thelowerend thereof and is disposed within the grooves 5 so that one end ofthe adjacent chain may Secured to the other end of the chain or binderis a lock bolt 21 which is formed with a longitudinal ar-- rangement ofratchet teeth 22 on one face thereof. This bolt is to be inserted intothe casing 18 in suchmanner that the spring dog 19. will engage with theteeth 22 and lock the bolt. By this arrangement, it will be seen thatthebolt may be locked in various positions and thus provide for thetightening of the chains. A keyhole is formed in the lock casing andopposite to the keyhole .within the casing is-a key en-. gaging arm 24:which is carried by the dog The outer 19. The key, not shown, engagesthe arm and forces the dog out of engagement with the teeth 22 onthe-bolt 21. 7

It is to be understood that while, the hereinbefore described lock ispreferred, any other suitable locking means maybe employed. Thelongitudinal binders on the trunk are locked in position by locks 25carriedon' .theend walls of the trunk and cooperating with the binderchains 14 in the long tudinally. arrangegdjcleats; These locks 25 are.arranged 1n a manner similar tothe locks 17 and are identical as-to con}grooved reinforcing and binder retaining cleat, and 28 a blnder of thelmkxchaintype.

As a means: for positivelyholding the chain or binder-28 in" thecleati27,;Iplace-trans r verse securing cleats. or strips 28?. ,on' thecleat 2? at .suitablejpoints and secure them by suitable fasteningelements .-29. These strips 2.8? terminate flush: with the'si'desof; thecheat, 27 and prevent thefbinderg from coming'out of the groovein thecleat;

lVith referencejto Fig. 6 .wherein I have 1' 95.

illustrated modified retaining meansfor-the binder, 30 designates" aportion of 1 trunk or like receptacle upon which are mounted spacedcleats 31, and 32. The'se cleats in being spaced provide a groovesimilar to the onefwin the preferred formof. cleat. 1 With reference tothe foregoing descrip tion and accompanying drawings, it will be 7 notedthat I have Provided "a simple and effective binder for trunks andlike"recep-, tacles, which may be quickly and easily positioned upon atrunk or removed and.

will materially increase the life of a trunk I desire to emphasizethelfact that various minor changes in details of construction,proportion and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to, when required,Without sacrificing any of the advantages of myinvention, as claimed. 1

, that is claimed is 1 1 The combination'with'a trunk, of reinforcingand binder retaining cleats se-x cured to the trunk, said cleats havingalined binder receiving grooves disposed longitudi-y nally therein and aflexible binder surround ing the trunk and slidable within the groovesand secured to the cleats.

2. The combination With atrunk, of re- III inforcing and binderretaining cleats secured to the trunk, said cleats having alined binderreceiving grooves disposed longitudinally therein, a flexible bindersurrounding the trunk and slidable Within the grooves and secured to thecleats and means to lock the free ends of the binder.

3. The combination with a trunk, of a reinforcing and binder cleatarranged on the exterior of the body and provided with a longitudinalgroove and having a lock casing at its upper end, a flexible binderextending around the trunk and having one 01 its terminals securedwithin the lock casing, locking means arranged within the lock casingand means carried by the other terminal of the flexible connection forcoacting with the said locking means.

4. The combination with a trunk, of reinforcing and binder retainingcleats secured to the lid and body of the trunk and extending around thesame both longitudinally and transversely thereof and longitudinally andtransversely disposed flexible binders arranged Within the said groovesand surrounding the trunk.

5. The comblnation with a trunk, of transverse cleats secured to the lidand body of the trunk and provided with longitudinal grooves, saidtransverse cleats having lateral openings, longitudinal cleats securedto the body and lid of the trunk and provided with grooves, saidlongitudinal cleats being located at the lateral openings of the trans-'verse cleats, vertical cleats secured to the body and lid of the trunkand connected with the transverse and longitudinal cleats, chainsextending transversely around the trunk and arranged in the transversecleats and in the adjacent vertical cleats, longitudinal chains arrangedin the grooves of the longitudinal cleats and the adjacent verticalcleats, and locks arranged at the upper ends of the vertical cleats ofthe body and securing the ends of the chains together.

6. The combination with a trunk, of top and bottom cleats secured to thetrunk at the top and bottom thereof and provided with longitudinalgrooves, vertical cleats secured to the body and lid of the trunk andextending from the ends of the top and bottom cleats, said cleats havingvertical grooves communicating with the grooves of the top and bottomcleats, a lock arranged at the front of the trunk at the upper end ofthe vertical cleats of the body, a chain surrounding the trunk andhaving one end secured to the lock and provided at its other end with atoothed bolt and means carried by the lock for engaging the bolt.

7 The combination with a trunk, of grooved cleats secured to the lid andbody of the trunk and spaced apart at their adjacent ends, a chainsurrounding the trunk and arranged in the grooves of the said cleats,means for locking the free ends of the chains to each other and meansextending across the grooves of the cleats and retain ing the chainstherein without interfering with the longitudinal adjustment of thechains.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAIRE H. PINGREE.

Witnesses:

CHAs. J. CHUNER, W. C. DAVIS.

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